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Monday 7 September 2015
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4 Notable Movers: United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X), Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF), Firstmerit Corp (NASDAQ:FMER)

On Friday, Shares of United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X), lost -5.52% to $15.05.

United States Steel Corporation, declared that USS-LIBERTY TC, the company’s newest American-made premium connection, was successfully installed by Range Resources at the Range Resources Greaves 6H Unit well in West Alexander, Pa.

U.S. Steel Tubular Products’ USS-LIBERTY TC™ was chosen by Range Resources for this application because of its innovative design, counting the proprietary TightFit™ thread form plus other patent-pending features.

“We are thrilled that the first real-life application performed flawlessly,” said David Rintoul, senior vice president – tubular business at U. S. Steel. “As a solutions provider and partner, we look forward to bringing USS-LIBERTY TC, part of our next generation of premium connections, to more customers.”

United States Steel Corporation produces and sells flat-rolled and tubular steel products in North America and Europe. It operates through three segments: Flat-Rolled Products (Flat-Rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular).

Shares of Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF), inclined 0.40% to $33.03, during its last trading session.

Greif, posted conference call slides and recorded remarks in combination with the release of the company’s 2015 third quarter financial results to www.greif.com/investors. A conference call is planned for Friday, September 4, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET.

Greif, Inc. produces and sells industrial packaging products worldwide. The company’s Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment provides rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems, transit protection products, water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, in addition to steel, fiber, and plastic drums; and container lifecycle administration, blending, filling and other packaging, logistics, and warehousing services.

Finally, Firstmerit Corp (NASDAQ:FMER), ended its last trade with -0.97% loss, and closed at $17.29.

FirstMerit Corp., declared that Apple Pay is now available for Consumer, PrivateBank and Business MasterCard debit and credit cards customers with a compatible Apple device. Apple Pay is a convenient and secure way to make purchases without reaching for your wallet.

Participating retailers and in-app merchants will not see any bank or account information as the purchase is made directly from a contactless payment device on an iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, Apple Watch, iPad Air 2 or iPad mini 3. Not only are debit and credit card numbers not stored on the mobile devices, purchases are only authorized with a fingerprint scan on the device. FirstMerit charges no fees for Apple Pay transactions.

“FirstMerit is excited to offer such secure convenience to our customers,” said Julie Tutkovics, chief marketing officer at FirstMerit. “The numbers of mobile payment transactions and the people making those transactions continue to grow. To accommodate our customers’ needs, we are giving them an easy-to-use tool to assist make purchases faster and safer than ever.”

FirstMerit Corporation operates as the bank holding company for FirstMerit Bank N.A. that provides various banking, fiduciary, financial, insurance, and investment services to corporate, institutional, and individual customers.

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